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Acclaimed New York-based composer and percussionist Eli Keszler<\/a> will release his highly anticipated self-titled album on May 2nd through LUCKYME<\/a>. Featuring twelve tracks, the album offers a striking blend of abstract electronic sounds, jazz, and cinematic textures. The album features contributions from singer Sofie Royer and saxophonist Sam Gendel who helped him achieve what he calls a “reverent, almost religious feeling,” created from “tiny fragments.” Keszler’s approach was focused on recontextualization and recombination, allowing the music to flow freely across various genres while maintaining its emotional core. \u201cI aimed to take a feeling and let the music move freely across mediums, materials, and genres”, Keszler says, “allowing it to go wherever it wanted while staying out of its way, gently guiding the process.\u201d This fluidity, he notes, often comes from moments of personal change and transformation, reflected in the album\u2019s dreamlike, noir-inspired atmosphere. He adds:<\/p>\n \u201cThe world doesn\u2019t feel so static anymore, does it?\u201d Everything seems raw, nasty, and real in a way I don\u2019t recall experiencing before. And yet, a heart-on-sleeve approach doesn\u2019t suit me either. So here I am, submerged in\u2026whatever this is. Full of feeling, quietly taking it in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ahead of the album’s release, Keszler has shared a video for new track ‘Ever Shrinking World’ directed by Japanese filmmaker Daisuke Hasegawa. The video complements the song\u2019s haunting theme, with Hasegawa describing it as a reflection of a world that has \u201cgrown increasingly smaller.\u201d He continues, \u201cThe reality unfolding before my eyes is infinitely distant, yet infinitely close. In such a dry world, a man and a shark wander in search of uncertain light. \u2018Ever Shrinking World,\u2019 within this diminished world.\u201d<\/p>\n Here’s the video for ‘Ever Shrinking World’.<\/p>\n\n